KAPTAN SINGH vs STATE OF M.P.

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction under Section 401 Cr.P.C. by reappraising evidence and reaching contrary inferences to the trial court's findings. The Court reiterated that the High Court should only interfere with an acquittal in exceptional cases where there is a glaring defect in procedure or a manifest error of law, as established in Chinnaswamy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (AIR 1962 SC 1788). The appeal was allowed, and the High Court's order was set aside, restoring the trial court's acquittal of the appellants.